Heart Disease Can Hide for Years. These Tests Find It Earlier | Dr. Darshan Shah

Join The Circle (use code PODCAST): ➡️ https://holplus.co/circle/What if heart disease, metabolic dysfunction, and other chronic health problems are developing years before you ever feel a symptom?In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD sits down with Dr. Darshan Shah, longevity physician, board-certified surgeon, founder and CEO of Next Health, and host of the Extend podcast, to explain why waiting until you feel sick may mean waiting too long and which health markers can help you take a more proactive approach to your health.Dr. Shah shares his own journey from conventional surgery into functional and longevity medicine after struggling with fatigue, poor sleep, chronic stress, autoimmune disease, and other health issues himself. He explains why improving nutrition, metabolic health, hormones, gut health, sleep, and lifestyle changed the way he thought about medicine and eventually led him to build Next Health.Together, Dr. Taz and Dr. Shah break down the health markers people may want to understand earlier, including hemoglobin A1C, fasting insulin, ApoB, Lp(a), inflammatory markers, hormones, blood pressure, skeletal muscle mass, and coronary artery calcium scoring.They also discuss why traditional cholesterol testing may not tell the whole story, how cardiovascular disease can present differently in women, the relationship between estrogen and heart health, and why preserving muscle and bone becomes increasingly important with age.The conversation also explores longevity medicine, biohacking, wearables, peptides, sauna, cold exposure, red light therapy, AI in healthcare, and why advanced tools should come after the fundamentals rather than replace them.You'll learn:• Why cardiovascular disease can develop long before symptoms appear• Why LDL and total cholesterol may only show part of your cardiovascular risk• What ApoB, Lp(a), A1C, fasting insulin, and inflammatory markers can reveal• Why Dr. Shah believes people should start tracking important health markers earlier• How coronary calcium scoring can help identify plaque developing in the heart• Why heart disease may present differently in women than in men• How estrogen, skeletal muscle, and bone health can influence healthy aging• Which health metrics Dr. Shah believes are worth tracking at home• Where wearables, peptides, sauna, cold exposure, and red light therapy fit into longevity• How AI may help both doctors and patients better understand increasingly complex health dataAbout Dr. Darshan Shah:Dr. Darshan Shah is a longevity physician, board-certified surgeon, and the founder and CEO of Next Health. After years of practicing conventional medicine and experiencing his own health challenges, he became focused on functional medicine, preventative care, healthspan, and helping people identify health risks before disease develops.Through Next Health, Dr. Shah works to combine lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, advanced preventative testing, and longevity-focused therapies into a more proactive model of healthcare. He is also the host of the Extend podcast.Connect with Dr. Darshan Shah:https://next-health.com/Instagram: @darshanshahmd@extend_podcastPodcast: Extend About Dr. Taz:Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/Stay Connected:Connect further with hol+ at https://holplus.co/ and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to stay updated on future episodes of hol+.Book a Hol+ Consultation: